STARTUP CHICA CONFERENCE

Girls of all backgrounds between the ages of 9 and 18 will learn how to come up with innovative ideas to help solve social issues and turn them into products and apps that they will pitch to judges.

Latinitas is honored to have a special keynote speaker that the girls can really relate to: 13-year-old entrepreneur Mikaila Ulmer, Founder and CEO of Me & the Bees Lemonade, which can be found at Whole Foods Market and other natural food stores.

The full-day conference will take place on the first floor of Austin’s hub for innovation, Capital Factory (701 Brazos Street, Austin, TX 78701), which has played host to former President Barack Obama and Apple CEO Tim Cook. The girls will spend the day learning how to identify and solve problems, define their market, price and market their products, and present their ideas. The event will close with the girls pitching their ideas to a panel of Hispanic entrepreneurs. Parents are invited to attend a workshop in the morning on how to support their child’s entrepreneurial spirit.

The $15 cost of attendance includes lunch and materials, and will be waived for all Club Latinitas members. Financial assistance is also available for those who may require it. The event is sponsored by eBay, Bumble, HomeAway, Wells Fargo, the LevelUp Institute, Donn’s BBQ, and the City of Austin’s Economic Development Department Cultural Arts Division. Anyone interested in sponsorships can reach out to vicky@latinitasmagazine.org.

Latinitas is still looking for helpers who can assist with event logistics and professionals who can serve as mentors for the girls. Interested volunteers can sign up here.

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PAST EVENTS:

AUSTIN SUMMER CAMPS – July through August 2017, Monday – Friday from 9am to 4pm

LATINITAS AUSTIN TECH FAMILIA:

CREATE A WEB APP

This Thanksgiving weekend, Latinitas invites all families to join in on some free fun at our next Tech Familia workshop. Create a web app for giving and learn about the powerful combination that is design/technology and philanthropy.

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LATINITAS AUSTIN

START UP CHICA CONFERENCE

This all day event will teach girls (ages 9-18) how to develop their own entrepreneur venture ideas from start to pitch by creating a business plan and marketing campaign with the assistance of mentors with the end of day goal to present to real investors!

For more information, call 512.900.0304 or email austin@latinitasmagazine.org

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LATINITAS EL PASO STEM CHICA CONFERENCE

Saturday, November 12

10 am to 3 pm

WHAT: STEM Chica Conference: This STEM conference for girls will help local female pre-teen and teen girls to experience a real STEM job mentored by professionals in this leadership and science, technology, engineering and math career workshop.

WHEN: November 12 ( 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)

WHERE: TecH20 Center (10751 Montana, El Paso, TX)

WHO: Latinitas, the American Association of University Women and the TecH20 Center are partnering to co-host the STEM Chica Conference. The STEM Chica conference is created especially for girls ages 9 and up with unique hands-on workshops, exhibits and panels.

WHY: The STEM Chica Conference is geared toward encouraging pre-teen and teen girls to aim high by setting high goals for themselves, achieving in academic realms and exploring STEM professional opportunities for their future success. Girls are invited to imagine their future STEM career and meet STEM role models. Workshops are led by professional women who are excited about sharing their careers with participants. STEM Chica features unique hands-on STEM workshops, activities and inspiring guest speakers.